TableTennisDNA
STIGA

STIGA · DEF

Defensive Pro

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
DEF
Price
$68
Weight
80 g
Thickness
5.7 mm
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Not published
Core wood
Not published
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
Master/Concave · Classic/Straight
Made in
Sweden
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · all-wood · 5.7 mm total

One blade, drawn as technical linework at real shakehand proportions. The laminated edge along the crown and right rim exposes every ply boundary in the stack. Edge depth is illustrative because physical veneer thickness is not published.

Exploded view of Defensive Pro with 5 plies: Material not published · Material not published · Material not published · Material not published · Material not published.

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  3. 3 · Core

    Material not published

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  • Material not published

    Entire stack · layers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  2. 02
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  3. 03
    Material not publishedCore

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  4. 04
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  5. 05
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Partially resolved · 0 of 5 plies with published material

Note: Exact veneer species are not published.

About this blade

STIGA Defensive Pro is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 80 g. STIGA positions it for def play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed41
Control75
Spin Potential65
Feel80
Flex·65
Dwell Time71
Catapult40
Stability33
Precision55
Forgiveness53
Power34
Short Game69
Blocking58
Looping62
Countering48
Flat Hitting44
Flicking65
Chopping69
Lobbing70
Touch71

Construction

Stiffness·35
Vibration·88
Sweet Spot22
Ball Hold61
Head Heaviness·32
Balance73
Weight·33
Weight Consistency68
Thickness·28
Overall Thickness·28
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·55
Surface Finish61

Material properties

Carbon Feel·11
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel39
Inner Feel80
Wood Feeling91
Crispness37
Softness·53
Elasticity54
Rebound Speed39
Energy Return32
Damping86

Playing profile

Offensive Rating47
Defensive Rating68
Allround Rating83
Beginner Friendliness70
Advanced Potential46
Technique Requirement·35
Spin Sensitivity·70
Passive Stability75
Active Stability26

A TTDNA blade rating measures how much of the named characteristic a blade has. For descriptive rows — flex, stiffness, vibration, head heaviness, weight, thickness, carbon feel, softness, technique requirement, spin sensitivity — a higher number means more, not better.

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology